diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a8164e3aee..2cdffd5d57 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #4445 Fatal error on SQL Export of join query
 - bug #4448 Dump binary columns in hexadecimal notation not working
 - Regenerate cookie encryption IV for every session
+- bug #4405 Cannot import (open_basedir): fix another case
 
 4.2.3.0 (2014-06-08)
 - bug #4423 Moving fields not working
diff --git a/import.php b/import.php
index 980f5a0f71..a96b159a83 100644
--- a/import.php
+++ b/import.php
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ if ($import_file != 'none' && ! $error) {
          * system's tmp dir
          */
         $tmp_subdir = ini_get('upload_tmp_dir');
+        if (empty($tmp_subdir)) {
+            $tmp_subdir = sys_get_temp_dir();
+        }
 
         if (is_writable($tmp_subdir)) {
 
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index c144712f89..09136ac165 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ function confirmQuery(theForm1, sqlQuery1)
  */
 function checkSqlQuery(theForm)
 {
+    var sqlQuery;
     // get the textarea element containing the query
     var sqlQuery;
     if (codemirror_editor) {